Turns out, finding the privacy you need at work doesn’t necessarily require closing a door. A new Steelcase study proves that when an open plan office is designed with pockets of visual privacy, it really is possible to focus and get things done. But don’t close your eyes to this additional finding: When it’s time to get creative, being in an open space with open views can help.

How can people easily find a little peace and quiet during the workday? Explore three ideas for any floorplan.

Insurance broker Aon works with Steelcase to localize its global workplace strategy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Steelcase’s Applied Research + Consulting team works with Bosch Software Innovations to develop design principles to redesign their office space and foster agile work.

How the role of the library is evolving to advance changes in technology, pedagogy and learning.

A new study reports we’re spending more time commuting than ever adding to a growing argument for an office reboot.

One of the world’s largest energy providers uses space to accelerate the creation of a more collaborative culture.

VodafoneZiggo’s agile transformation coach describes how its new headquarters in The Netherlands supports their agile process and culture.

How the Steelcase Flex Collection keeps up with a truly agile digital team.

Two educators passionate about active learning share their strategies and techniques for engaging students. Dr. Julie Marshall, teacher from South Carolina’s Saluda Trail Middle School, and Randy Hall, an educational technology facilitator at the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center in New York, discuss how to reimagine and reinvent classrooms to break down barriers, develop trust and prepare students for the future.

Professors at Appalachian State University empower students to use design thinking, solve serious problems and initiate change.

Author, professor and visiting scholar, Jeff Selingo, shares his vision for the future of learning. Explore how job and technology trends will make place more important than ever.